provide updates on key developments and regulations in the Arctic, as well as present expert views on possible future advances in governing the transport routes. The conference will also address how to overcome the operational challenges that exist while entering the region. These include navigation, communications, risk and safety management, search and rescue, vessel design and crew training.
The meeting will provide an outlook for the recent innovations in ice class vessel design as well as updates on ice breaker technology. Joining the Summit will allow participants to better understand and evaluate the business model for operating in the Arctic.
2015 NEW TOPICS Update from the US Representative of the Arctic Council on their Plans for the Period of the US Chairmanship; Determining Factors which Decide on the Profitable Use of the Northern Sea Route; Case Study Examples of Arctic Operational Experience; Asian Perspectives on Northern Sea Route Utilization; Regulations Update; Essential Technologies for Arctic Shipping; Which Training has Proved Successful?; Necessary Preparations for Shipping Companies Intending to Enter the Arctic Region.